Chimpanzee Trust news updates

This year we scheduled to examine all the female chimpanzees and change their implants. We had last changed these three years ago, so they were due for replacement. This was successfully done for all the juvenile and adult females except for the four infants.

Most of the females have so far responded positively except for a few who tried to rapture the stitches. This challenge was however, dealt with.
Chimpanzee population at the sanctuary is checked through contraceptives because Ngamba Island is only 100 acres and would only sustain a few chimpanzees. The implants do not cause any danger to their health or biological functioning. They will be removed when the chimpanzees are reintroduced to the wild.

Vets at work

Private Forest Owners measure the space between trees

Private Forest Owners (PFOs) under the payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) project have received more incentives to boost their knowledge and skills in managing forest based enterprises.

"This training has been an eye opener, i have learnt to space, plant trees and tree density counts. Now I am ready to plant," says Flora Asiimwe, a PFO in Kiziranfumbi sub- county.

We have so far equipped 40 PFOs from 2 sub-counties with hands on skills in establishing and managing woodlots and nursery beds. This is a first of a series of trainings targeting 140 PFOs in Hoima and Kibaale districts.

The project christened "Harnessing Livelihood Benefits from a Payment for Environmental Services scheme" aims at providing additional forest based benefits that ultimately improve PFOs short-term and long-term household incomes. The project will support private forest owners in establishing forest-based enterprises as a means of providing an alternative source of income to increase on households incomes of the family and indirectly reduce pressure on the forests"

Chimpanzee Trust’s Executive Director, Ms. Lilly Ajarova was awarded the Golden Jubilee Medal by His Excellence President Yoweri Museveni for her contribution to the national economy through tourism development and promotion and environment management. This was during the International Women’s Day celebrations in Kumi District, Eastern Uganda.

Lilly with H.E, The President of the Republic of Uganda